Door pull and latch



Feb. 27, 1934. Q EVANS 1,948,908

.DOOR PULL AND LATCH Filed Aug. 15, 1932 If INVENTOR. Cflzoz l. EVANS ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES PATE= oF c 1,948,908 DOOR PULL ANDLATCH Carol L. Evans, Tipton, Calif. Application August 15, 1932. SerialNo. 628,924

5 Claims. (01. 292-202) I My invention relates to improvements in doorpulls and latches, and it consists of the combinations, constructionsand arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

6 An object of my invention is to provide a door pull and latch designedprimarily to be used in cupboard doors. The handle is pivoted to atrigger which in turn carries the latch or hook and the weight of thehandle aids in holding the hook 10 in engagement with a catch. The hookis in the shape of a cone and this permits the hook to be rotated andstill engage with the catch. The hook has a threaded stem received inthe trigger and a rotation of the hook will adjust it with respect tothe trigger and to the catch.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which is simple in construction and in which a horizontaloutward movement of the weighted handle will first free the hook fromthe catch, and then will swing the cupboard door into open position. Thehandle need not be engaged during the closing movement because thecone-shaped hook will automatically engage with the catch and theweighted handle will hold the hook in engagement.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

0 My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a partof this application, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through thedevice, portions being shown in elevation;

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figures 3 and 4 are front and rear views of a part of the device; and

Figure 5 is a front elevation of another part 0 of the device.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a cupboard shelf 1 and acupboard door 2. A catch 3, L-shaped in cross section, is secured to theshelf 1 by any suitable fastening means such as screws 4.

The door 2 has a bore 5 for receiving a cylindrical portion 6 of acasing 7. The casing 7 has a trigger plate 8 and the plate hasprojections 9 designed to be imbedded in the front of the door. Thecylindrical portion 6 is snugly received in the bore or passage 5 andhas a slot 10 extending therethrough. The plate 8 has an opening 11registering with the slot.

A trigger 12 of the shape shown in Figures 1 and 2 is pivotally mountedin the slot 10 and opening 11, and is fulcrumed on a pin 13 that extendstransversely through the slot and is carried by the portions 6, seeFigure 4. The trigger 12 is provided with a notch 14 for receiving thepin 13. The trigger 12 also has a projection 15 that is square in crosssection, and this projection has a threaded bore 16 for receiving thethreaded shank 17 of the conical shaped latch or hook 18. The shank 17is slightly larger in diameter than the bore 16 and the projection 15has a slit 19 extending throughout its entire length. When the shank 17is screwed into the bore 16 the slot 19 will permit a slight expansionof the member 15, and the member 15 will therefore frictionally engagewith the shank and hold it in adjusted position.

A disc-shaped plate 20, see Figure 5, has a rectangular opening 21 forslidably receiving the shank 17 and has two openings 22 for receivingscrews 23, see Figure 2. The plate 20 has a flange 24 that bears againstthe inner surface of the door and the plate is secured in place and tothe cylinder 6 by the screws 23. Figures 2 and 4 show the cylinder 6 asbeing provided with threaded portions 25 for receiving the screws 23.

A weighted handle 26 is secured to the trigger 12 by a link 27. Thehandle 26 may be secured to the trigger in different ways. For example,the link 27 can be rigidly secured to the handle 26 and pivotallysecured to the trigger, or a link may be pivotally secured to the handle26, a second link pivotally secured to the trigger 12, and both thelinks connected to each other by a third link not shown.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood.

The conical shaped hook 18 is adjusted in the bore 16 so that it willengage with the catch 3 when the door is closed. The hook can be quickly adjusted and will engage the catch in all positions because the hookis in the shape of a cone. In opening the door the person grasps thehandle 26 and pulls outward. This movement will swing the trigger 12 ina clock-wise 100 direction about the pin 13. The shank 17 will be moveddownwardly in the slot 21 and the latch or hook will be freed from thecatch 3. Further outward movement on the handle 26 will open the door.

The door can be closed by merely swinging into closed position. Theforce of the moving door will be suiiicient to cause the hook 18 to movebeneath the catch 3 whereupon the Weighted handle 26 will swing thetrigger 12 in a counter- 1m.

clock-wise direction in Figure l, and will cause the hook to engage thecatch.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should beunderstood that various changes or modifications may be made within thescope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. In a door pull and latch, a casing having a trigger guide, atriggerfulcrumed in the guide and having a slit post with a threaded bore, anda latch having a conical-shaped head and a threaded shank adjustablyreceived in the bore.

2. In a door pull and latch, a casing having a plate for engaging withthe outer surface of the door, said casing also having a projectioninsertable into the door, a plate bearing against the inner surface ofthe door, fastening members securing the plate and casing together, saidcas ing and plate having guides, a trigger received in the casing guideand latch received in the plate guide and being secured to the triggerwith freedom of removability while the parts are in assembled position.

3. A door pull and latch comprising a catch having a downwardlyextending stop, a trigger swingable in a vertical plane, a latchthreadedly and extensibly engaging the trigger and having a cone-shapedhead engageable with the stop, and a weighted handle pivoted to thetrigger.

4. A door pull and latch comprising an L- shaped trigger swingable in avertical plane, a handle pivoted to the trigger below the pivot point ofthe trigger, a latch threaded into the trigger and having aconical-shaped head, and a catch having a downwardly extending stopplaced in the path of the latch.

5. A door lock comprising a casing adapted for introduction into a dooropening and having a slot therein, a pin extending transversely throughthe slot, a trigger having a notch adapted to take bearing on the pinwhen inserted in the casing and a latch secured to the trigger, thelatch being removable to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of thetrigger.

CAROL L. EVANS.

